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Now that columnist Jason Whitlock has officially written his final column for ESPN Page 2, he is perhaps a bit more free to speak his mind; the kids at AOL Sports, his new online employer, tend to have a thicker skin on such matters.
So, as you'd expect, Whitlock is spraying some bullets on the way out the door, with these choice tidbits from an interview with The Big Lead. Some highlights.
• On Scoop Jackson: There's a big dropoff from being associated with Ralph [Wiley], Hunter [S. Thompson] and Bill [Simmons] than being linked to someone doing a bad Nat X impersonation. It pissed me off that the dude tried to call himself the next Ralph Wiley and stated some [shit] about carrying Ralph's legacy. ... Ralph was a grown-ass man who didn't bojangle for anybody. Scoop is a clown. And the publishing of his fake ghetto posturing is an insult to black intelligence, and it interferes with intelligent discussion of important racial issues. Scoop showed up on the scene and all of a sudden I'm getting e-mails from readers connecting what I write to Scoop. And his stuff is being presented like grown folks should take it seriously.
• On Mike Lupica: Lupica is an insecure, mean-spirited busybody. ... The Little Fella probably won't let the producer (Joe Valerio) have me back on ["The Sports Reporters"] again. That's cool. They're mostly upset that I wouldn't participate in their Barry Bonds witch hunt and help them single Bonds out as the creator of steroids. Lupica doesn't like to be disagreed with, and he's spoken so abusively to that producer for years that the producer probably doesn't realize people are allowed to disagree with Lupica. I enjoyed my time on the show. But if the price of admission is stepping to Lupica's drum, I'm more than happy to go without.
Man, we can't wait until Simmons leaves.
Oh Damn, Did Whitlock Really Say That? A Q&A With Jason Whitlock [The Big Lead]
That's All For Whitlock At Page 2 [Deadspin]
Comments
Wait... Scoop Jackson is black?
The Sports Reporters is a shitfuck panel show that sucked enormous stegasaurus balls to "The Sportswriters on TV." Bill Jauss's prostate is more insightful than Lupica.
Whitlock has a pretty sweet 4th quarter at the WWL if you ask me.
had. Fuck you, grammar.
Nat X?
"And now, the man so black, he goes to funerals naked..."
The ultimate Sports Reporters lineup:
Mikey Lupica, Bob Ryan, Stephen A. Smith, and Dick Schaap's corpse. I think my head would explode.
Page 2 is dying a death of a thousand cuts.
Another quote from the article:
"Who do I read? Simmons, TJ Simers, Wilbon, Deadspin, John Feinstein's books, message boards and Scoop Jackson whenever I've overeaten and want to purge."
"And now, the man so black, he urinates oil..."
Whitlock's writing has actually improved over the past couple of years. You have to give him credit for that.
The ultimate Sports Reporters lineup: Mikey Lupica, Bob Ryan, Stephen A. Smith, and Dick Schaap's corpse.
I think my head would explode.
Damn, I wish people would leave ESPN every day. This is better than their actual content.
Can I get one more "bojangle" in that interview?
Dammit!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, he wasn't black, but he sure got treated like he was.
On Skip Bayless: "I roasted him over an open spit and then swallowed him whole."
A Sportswriters on TV reference! Man, I loved that show. The Sports Reporters couldn't hold its jock.
Nice interview. Too bad HST died before he could give his going away interview.
Unless they swear upon their entrance into the blogosphere, nobody will be cooler than Shanoff
The Sports Reporters is the worst show ever. Even worse than the Sports Machine.
Why only 15 minutes? Because if it were any longer, The Man would consider it welfare
He couldn't be more right on about Scoop Jackson and his street poet bullshit. Scoop's writing, above all else, is an impersonation of consequence, and most of the time takes any serious subject and reduces it to a caricature simply by treating it so immaturely.
Lupica is a gas bag, so is Bob Ryan. Mitch Cumstein is OK, though his ears frighten me. But the little soliloquies are painfully hokey. Still, it's much better than Around the Horn, in which some Scott Baio-lookalike in his older brother's Michael Jordan suit awards arbitrary points to guys like Mariotti. Around the Horn is terrible,just terrible. One time I'd like someone to mute that smarmy host.
Top Five Reasons Brothers Don't Play Hockey:
5. It's cold out there!
4. Scared to get their gold tooth knocked out.
3. Don't want to be around white guys with sticks.
2. Don't want to be around white guys with masks.
1. Don't feel the need to dominate yet another sport.
Since Mr. Whitlock could end up reading these comments, I'd like to address him directly:
Mr. Whitlock, thank you for being an insightful and humorous writer. I wish you all the best; especially concerning your jihad against Scoop Jackson. You're probably the best writer Page 2 had to offer and I look forward to you columns on AOL Sports.
~Rusty
AA - George Michael just rolled over in his grave.
I thought fat people were supposed to be jolly.
Also, name checking Nat X... that's just priceless.
aa, nothing is worse than George Michael's insufferable ass.
that's the most sense whitlock has made in years. the downfall of Sports Reporters has really damaged Lupica's stranglehold on his colleagues. I wonder if they'll let Feinstein back in the building.
Any guy that calls Flavor Flav a "minstrel show" is ok in my book.
that interview might be the best thing he's ever done.
"And now, a man so black, he's navy... Nat X!"
Ball State pride, J-Whitlock. Much love for the Cardinals.
I always say that black folk ain't exactly swellin' up with pride on account of yo' flippin' flapjacks
Whitlock reads Deadspin? Who cares....just tell me who Jeff George reads, fatass.
I fucking hate Mike Lupica. It's like someone taught a Chihuahua how to speak English, then pinned his ears back, stuck him in a suit and had him strategically shaved.
Is anyone else looking forward to his AOL Sports articles after reading this interview?
Good job networking Rusty.
Hahaha Big Ricks.
Do you like drinkin?! Aww hell I know ya do.
Wow, I actually have a bit of respect for Whitlock now (just stop writing like a fucking thug. It's not African-American culture or tradition. It's terrible grammar, plain simple). Anyway, it's good to see another black celebrity (is he a celebrity?) has realized how the current black culture is being buried by itself, not white people. Now do something about it.
I will go to AOL Sports to read JW, especially if his stuff holds up to this interview.
I get the bojangles just thinking about his upcoming AOL articles.
Q: Will you remain a sports columnist? And isn't it time you moved out of the sticks in Kansas City?
Real answer: No Gates Short Ends anywhere else.
Wow...that fat tub of lard is one angry black man.
Confused though...what on earth does "Nat X" mean? I'm so white and lame. Please put your hands up in the air if you are truly are a player, please.
Sportswriters on TV was great stuff. Only place in the world you could catch a 10 minute argument about 16 inch softball and who invented the hesitation pitch. Bill Gleason was the man, and every passable columnist in Chicago passed through that show at some point.
I like Whitlock a lot. He has common sense and isn't in someones ass all the time or kissing his own.
Nat X : an SNL sketch from the mid-90s starring Chris Rock.
LLLB - Nat X was a character in an SNL skit played by Chris Rock.
Curses.
"Fuck you, grammar."
God, this is my new favorite quote. Danke, MMP.
I think I saw the episode of sports reporters that Whitlock refers to with the Barry Bonds thing. (By the way, that show sucks and I don't watch anymore. Is it still on?) They were all blaming Barry for destroying baseball and Whitlock was like "Hey, aren't steroids affecting football stats too?" And they shot him down like "Nobody cares about football stats. Baseball numbers are sacred." Whitlock responded "Why?" And they just ignored him and moved on. It was uncomfortable
"Bojangling for Dollars" is my favorite reality show.
Welcome to AOL Sports, Jason. We'll try to be more Bill Simmons than Scoop Jackson, I suppose.
The worst part of the Sports Reporters is currently William C. Rhoden of the New York Times. It is physically painful to watch him speak. However, it is enjoyable to watch Lupica's blood pressure rise when Rhoden is speaking.
it interferes with intelligent discussion of important racial issues.
When did Whitlock ever do that?
Bojangling for Dollars!
"Sounds Retarded" - Tom Jackson
Scoop Jackson, as described by the Wizznutzz:
The only man who can type in blackface.
Whitlock never wrote like a thug, see his latest:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=whitlock/0...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=whitlock/0...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=whitlock/0...
SOME of those things are true!